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Republican David Freed, the Cumberland County district attorney and former Lackawanna County prosecutor Kathleen Kane faced off at Widener University in Harrisburg.

One issue that came up during the debate was the Jerry Sandusky investigation.

The moderator wasted no time asking the candidates how they would have handled the case.

Kane said she wants to know why it took 33 months to bring child sexual abuse charges against the former Penn State assistant coach.

"I was a child abuse prosecutor. It has never taken me 33 months to get a predator, a pedophile, off the streets," said Kathleen Kane of Lackawanna County.

Kane said if elected, she would investigate the attorney general's handling of the case.

Republican David Freed is endorsed by Gov. Tom Corbett, who as attorney general, started the Sandusky investigation.

Freed said he would conduct a review similar to one where there's use of force by law enforcement officers.

He was not critical of the grand jury investigation.

"In a sense, of course you could argue the proof is in the pudding. Convicted on 45 of 48 counts and a 30 to 60 year jail sentence," Freed said. "As an experienced prosecutor, I would never put a limit on any investigative tool."

The two candidates also differed on laws to make gun owners report lost or stolen hand guns, with Kane in favor and Freed saying there are reasonable gun laws already and that lost or stolen isn't needed.

Freed said he is the most experienced prosecutor and manager running for the top law enforcement position in the state.